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Singer:alien weaponry

he taua

he taua!

waewae tapu takahi te ara taua

ka hopungia e maha nga upoko

ka hopungia e maha taurekareka

e mahi nga mahi a tumatauenga

anei ra

te uhi o mataora

pai tuara

te kokongapere

nga rape

te kitemaimairu

tatua taua

nga ta moko puhoro

anei nga tohu a tumatauenga

he pakanga nunui mo te whakautu

tae mai nga tupuna mo te whakaawhina

kia mau nga tohunga mo te whakakarakia

e mahi nga mahi a tumatauenga

anei ra

te uhi o mataora

pai tuara

te kokongapere

nga rape

te kitemaimairu

tatua taua

nga ta moko puhoro

anei nga tohu a tumatauenga

a tumatauenga

a tumatauenga

a tumatauenga

a tumatauenga

mahi nga mahi a tumatauenga

mahi nga mahi a tumatauenga

mahi nga mahi a tumatauenga

mahi nga mahi a tumatauenga

whakatangi o nga pu

whakapatu nga taiaha

te kikokiko rekareka o aku hoariri

nga umu whakakia tatau kopu ki te utu

e mahi nga mahi a tumatauenga

anei ra

te uhi o mataora

pai tuara

te kokongapere

nga rape

te kitemaimairu

tatua taua

nga ta moko puhoro

anei nga tohu a tumatauenga

waewae tapu takahi te ara taua

waewae tapu takahi te ara taua

waewae tapu takahi te ara taua

waewae tapu takahi te ara taua

a war party

a war party!

footsteps pound the sacred warpath

many heads are sought

many slaves are sought

this is the work of tumatauenga

behold

the chisel of mataora

the strong back

the base of the spine

the buttock spirals

the thigh

the war belt

the tattooed bodies of warriors

these are the omens of war

a mighty battle to avenge us

our ancestors gather to assist us

our priests prepare the incantations

this is the work of tumatauenga

behold

the chisel of mataora

the strong back

the base of the spine

the buttock spirals

the thigh

the war belt

the tattooed bodies of warriors

these are the omens of war

of tumatauenga

of tumatauenga

of tumatauenga

of tumatauenga

this is the work of tumatauenga

this is the work of tumatauenga

this is the work of tumatauenga

this is the work of tumatauenga

the cry of guns

the blows of the taiaha

the sweet flesh of our enemies

the ovens fill our bellies with revenge

this is the work of tumatauenga

behold

the chisel of mataora

the strong back

the base of the spine

the buttock spirals

the thigh

the war belt

the tattooed bodies of warriors

these are the omens of war

footsteps pound the sacred warpath

footsteps pound the sacred warpath

footsteps pound the sacred warpath

footsteps pound the sacred warpath